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Anja: Mom, did you ever work in a hospital? Mom: No, I didn’t. Anja: Grandma Kaye did. And then she grew up to be a lefse maker.
Kaye Norman Redwood Falls, Minn.
Signs of the times After our dinner prayer, my eldest son, Ian, asked: “Dad, what does ‘Amen’ mean?” As I paused to summon an answer, he
offered, “Send?” Joel C. Winter Long Grove, Ill.
page of its website as “the kind you plug into the wall.” Sister Virginia E. Strahan Wellesley, Mass.
Sign posted on a hand truck loaded with boxes: “Pastor—Please put these in the
attic this weekend with a church member. Thank you!” Sharon Engstrom South Bend, Ind.
DAVE DRUMM DAVE DRUMM
ur daughter-in-law recently emailed this exchange she had with her 5-year-old who loves Norwegian lefse and asks for some every time she visits us:
“According to the rule book, they are illegal num- bers. But what the heck, we’re a church league.”
The ELCA mission start in Marshfield, Mass., defines “phone” on the contact
And signs of old times ... At St. Stephen Lutheran Church, Lou- isville, Ky., we had some fun naming these Old Testament storefronts: • Adam and Eve Tailors • Noah’s Ark Tours (pets welcomed) • Babel Communications—“Our tower is the biggest” • Lot’s Seasoning • Moses’ Travel Agency—“We really get around” • Miriam Dance Studios • Delilah’s Beauty Salon— “Specializing in short styles” • Jonah Cruise Lines—“We keep the costs scaled down” • Daniel Animal Trainers—“We can
train the biggest cats around” Karen and Glenn Eisenbrey Louisville, Ky.
(Next month: New Testament storefronts.)
O positive Gracie, 9, asked her parents, “What blood type does God have?” Quick think- ing Mom and Dad replied, “Omnipotent Positive.”
“You’re the team from the seminary?”
James H. Johnson Columbia S.C.
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